Last refreshed 2026-06-15. Next refresh: weekly.
Why use o4-mini on OpenRouter?
OpenRouter offers o4-mini with pay-as-you-go pricing at $1.10/1M input tokens. OpenRouter is a multi-provider LLM aggregator offering unified API access to 300+ models from all major labs and emerging providers, with automatic failover for reliability.
Compare o4-mini across 4 providers to find the best fit for your use caseInput / 1M
$1.10
Output / 1M
$4.40
Cache
Not sourced
Batch
Not sourced
Setup recipe
Docs fallbackInstall
Use the provider REST API or SDKAuth
Create a provider API keyCall
model: openai/o4-miniModel ID
openai/o4-miniRequest example
Curated snippets for this provider are not sourced yet. Use OpenRouter documentation with model ID
openai/o4-mini.Gotchas
- Use provider model ID "openai/o4-mini", not the LLMReference slug "o4-mini".
Compare o4-mini Across Providers
| Provider | Input (per 1M) | Output (per 1M) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenAI API | $1.10 | $4.40 |
| OpenRouter | $1.10 | $4.40 |
| Replicate API | $1.00 | $4.00 |
| Vercel AI Gateway | $1.10 | $4.40 |
Pricing
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | $1.10 |
| Output tokens | $4.40 |
Capabilities
VisionMultimodalReasoningJSON / Tool useStructured OutputsCode Execution
About o4-mini
Fast and cost-efficient reasoning model with vision support for math, coding, and visual understanding. Retired from ChatGPT February 13, 2026 but still available via API. Released April 16, 2025.
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Model Specs
Released2025-04-16
Context200k
ArchitectureDecoder Only
Knowledge cutoff2025-08